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When I was away from campus on academic leave (sabbatical) between January and June this year, Dr. Chris Simpson served as the acting dean, and he kept me updated on all the major developments in the Faculty of Health Sciences. In our conversations, I was always pleased to hear how well things were going. Our new educational programs were launching successfully. Our faculty members were conducting impactful research. And our student satisfaction levels continued to be extraordinarily high.

Underpinned by Queen’s University’s strategy and commitment to the student learning experience, research prominence, financial sustainability and internationalization, we have evolved our strategic framework to advance the shared vision of the FHS.

Hilary Machan, Lecturer in the Queen's School of Nursing, writes a guest post on compassionate care inspired by the Margaret Leith Bruce Faculty Award in Compassionate Care. Her piece is prefaced by a brief introduction from Dean Reznick.

It is hard to believe that another year is almost over already. Since things are going to be relatively quiet around Queen’s starting next week, this is going be my last blog post of the year. I want to take the chance now, then, to offer my best wishes to all of you for the holiday season and the new year, and also to unveil this year’s issue of the Dean’s Report, which you can find here: https://healthsci.queensu.ca/administration/reports/deans-report

Like many of you, my heart has been heavy this week with the news of Mark Heeler’s passing. If you have not yet heard, Mark passed away on Saturday December 1 after battling with cancer for the last seven months.

When I met with a group of four doctors from the Chengdu Second People’s Hospital on November 7, they had taken a 20-hour flight from China to Toronto, then, the next day, rented a car and drove down the 401 to Kingston. Needless to say, this is not a journey that anyone would take lightly.

Those of us in the decanal office in the Faculty of Health Sciences were distraught when we learned about the shooting that happened at the KGH site of the Kingston Health Sciences Centre on Monday. I am writing to you now as a way of checking in and to make sure that you aware of the resources that are available to our community at times like this.

As a newcomer to Canada, Dr. Setareh Ghahari experienced first-hand some of the challenges faced by newcomers in attempting to access health services. Despite being a registered occupational therapist with extensive knowledge, experience, and access to resources, she experienced difficulty accessing health-related services.